Live veiling - Lot 285
[Mathematics]
De geheele mathesis of wiskonst, herstelt in zyn natuurlyke gedaante.
Amsterdam, J. ten Hoorn, 1708
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Beschrijving lot
4to: [16]-318-[2] pp.; 94 pl. (age-toned, title sl. soiled).
Contemp. sheep, gilt-orn. spine with raised bands, gilt inner dentelles, marbled edges (corners rubbed, covers scratched, joints starting to split, def. on head and tail).
Second ed. (1st 1676) of this work on theoretical and applied mathematics by Abraham de Graaf (1635-c. 1717). Ill. with a nice title-vign., 94 engr. pl. (89 fold., 5 full-page; complete (?)) and numerous woodcut ill. in-text depicting i.a. geometrical diagrams. Printed in 2 col.
ref. Bierens de Haan 1764. - STCN.
Prov. [Earls of Macclesfield's] South Libary (19th-c. armorial bookpl. on pastedown and drystamp on title).